> We don’t have to treat people reading books and companies stealing all human knowledge the same.

We don't. People engaging in piracy have their lives ruined, companies engaging in piracy pay a tiny fraction of their revenues out to authors who can't legally outgun them.

(Sorry, I just wanted to air the juxtaposition as clearly as possible, I sense we are actually in agreement)

Came here to post this, got beaten by someone putting it far more succinctly than I would have.

I mean if you cite a copyrighted book verbatim. You are held liable. So should a company producing copyrighted work.

For instance a image/video generating model.